| the accidental conservationist: william t. hornaday, the smithsonian bison expeditions and the us national zoo. | in 1886 william t. hornaday, the chief taxidermist of the us national museum, led the "smithsonian institution buffalo outfit" to montana. the american bison was fast heading toward extinction and the mission of the expedition was to locate those of the elusive animals that remained and obtain specimens for the scientific collection at the museum. the successful expedition produced the most complete scientific series, and the finest artistic grouping of taxidermied specimens of the american biso ... | 2005 | 16038976 |